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Necropsy-based Wild Fish Health Assessment
Published on: September 11, 2018
Human health effects of exposure to Pfiesteria piscicida: a review
Marian Swinker1, Patricia Tester, Deborah Koltai Attix
1Office of Prospective Health, East Carolina University School of Medicine, Room 188, Warren Bldg, 600 Moye Blvd., Greenville, NC 27858, USA. swinkerm@mail.ecu.edu
Abstract:
Since its identification, the dinoflagellate Pfiesteria piscicida has been implicated in fish kills and fish disease in the southeastern United States. Adverse health effects have been reported in researchers working with the organism and in watermen following exposure to a fish kill in Maryland. A bioactive secretion is postulated as the cause of these effects but has not yet been isolated and chemically characterized. The biology and toxicology of this organism remain the topic of debate and research.
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